Mt. Joffre is the highest peak between the US border and Mt. Assiniboine, and only one of two 11’000ers found in Kananaskis Country. Standing 3343m (11,263ft) Mt. Joffre is a great summer general mountaineering objective, but am even better winter ski objective. Either way, this peak is best done through Aster Lake, using the Upper…
Ahh, the beautiful Mt. Victoria that strikes its big mountain pose for on lookers at the far end of Lake Louise from the famous Chateau Lake Louise. Originally named Mt. Green, this beautiful peak was renamed Mt. Victoria after Queen Victoria. Mt. Vic, as it’s often called, has been providing climbers with fun and rewarding…
Mt. Lefroy is a beautiful and challenging mountain to climb. Sadly, in 1896, it was the site of North America’s first recorded mountaineering fatality when Phillip Abbot fell from Lefroy’s west flanks. In his honour, the respective mountain pass between Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria was named after him, as well as, the famous (&…